Say what you want about the Astros’ eighth-round pick of the 2005
Draft, that he’s a product of a hitting league and a very friendly
ballpark, but it’s difficult to look past the fact that he finished the
season with the most RBIs in all of the Minor Leagues, won the
California League batting title with a .345 average and led the Class A
Advanced circuit in RBIs (121), doubles (45), slugging percentage
(.636) and OPS (1.055).

Clemens was an 8th round pick by in 2005, he tends to have to repeat levels before he does anything solid and he isn’t even the Astros’ top-rated catching prospect (that would be Jason Castro). Still, he has power and some patience at the plate and may just manage to make it to the bigs someday if the stars align just so.

That’s true, scatterbrian (great name, BTW), but the kid still has some talent, and that’s the exception with the Astros rather than the rule. Don’t hold the fact that his father is such an a** against him. I’m rooting for him.

Wonder if he’s got some sort of chip on his shoulder over the reversal in his father’s fortunes. Sometimes it just takes a jolt or two to bring out the tiger asleep in the pussycat. As far as the Astros seeing “long term,” that’s a new one on me.